EVANGELICAL FORMOSAN CHURCH OF GREATER VANCOUVER IN BURNABY
Charitable organizationChristianity·218 - 2680 SHELL RD · RICHMOND, BC · V6X 4C9·BN 898035423RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
(1) weekly worship services and sermon; (2) weekly adult and youth ministries and fellowships; (3) daily morning devotion meeting by zoom; (4) weekly bible study classes; (5) weekly prayer group (and by special requests) meetings; (6) weekly Sunday school for children and adults; (7) perform local and overseas missionary duties; (8) provide pastoral care; (9) provide regular hospitality services and visits existing church members new families especially new immigrants; (10) periodical evangelical preaching events; (11) arrange donations to other Christian organizations for missionary activiti… Show more
(1) weekly worship services and sermon; (2) weekly adult and youth ministries and fellowships; (3) daily morning devotion meeting by zoom; (4) weekly bible study classes; (5) weekly prayer group (and by special requests) meetings; (6) weekly Sunday school for children and adults; (7) perform local and overseas missionary duties; (8) provide pastoral care; (9) provide regular hospitality services and visits existing church members new families especially new immigrants; (10) periodical evangelical preaching events; (11) arrange donations to other Christian organizations for missionary activities; (12) quarterly biblical courses with academic credits taught by theology professors; (13) discipleship training programs to equip believers to serve the community; (14) weekly adult and youth fellowship activities; (15) worship events on special days; (16) church retreats and conferences; (17) provide parental care and guidance courses; (18) provide wedding and funeral sermons; (19) gospel mission at UBC; (20) regular Christianity programs for children; (21) Harvest Kids (English) weekly programs and activities.
New programs
1. summer fun festival open to the community; 2. after school homework support open to the community; 3. training programs to equip cell group / fellowship leaders; 4. training programs to equip bible study teachers and Sunday school teachers; 5. discipleship training program; 6. biblical counselling workshops
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)99¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 99¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)1.7 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$202K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)88%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $154K | 98¢ | 2% | 1.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $177K | 97¢ | 3% | 2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $164K | 98¢ | 2% | 1.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $220K | 98¢ | 2% | 1.9 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $222K | 100¢ | 0% | 1.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $202K | 99¢ | 1% | 1.7 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- Tarn, Shwu-JiuanBoard Directorarm's length
- Liu, Shu-ChunElderarm's length
- Lin, Tung-YehBoard Directorarm's length
- Lai, Joshua Cheng-AnPastorarm's length
- Chen, YuanTreasurerarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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